Sensory Education | Royal Coffee https://royalcoffee.com Green Coffee Importers Since 1978 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:18:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://cdn.royalcoffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/07134300/web-app-manifest-512x512-1-100x100.png Sensory Education | Royal Coffee https://royalcoffee.com 32 32 Qonclave, or: Nobody Expects the SCA Acquisition https://royalcoffee.com/qonclave-or-nobody-expects-the-sca-acquisition/ Thu, 08 May 2025 22:24:04 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=215576 By Evan Gilman, Creative Director, Indonesia Green Buying Team, CQI Arabica Quality Evaluation Instructor Article Summary: Royal Coffee’s Evan Gilman reflects on the abrupt handover of the Coffee Quality Institute’s (CQI) Quality Evaluation program to the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA), a decision made without stakeholder consultation that left many instructors and Q Graders blindsided and […]

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]]> Freezing Green Coffee: An Evaluation of the Impact on Sensory Quality Over Time https://royalcoffee.com/freezing-green-coffee-an-evaluation-of-the-impact-on-sensory-quality-over-time/ Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:29:52 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=183751 Editor’s note: This article was first published by Roast Magazine‘s January/February 2024 issue, and is reprinted here with permission. Freezing Green Coffee An Evaluation of the Impact on Sensory Quality Over Time By Chris Kornman and Isabella Vitaliano Between the months of December 2022 and June 2023, The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room designed and […]

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]]> How Microbiome Activity During Post-Harvest Processing Affects Volatile Compounds in Coffee https://royalcoffee.com/how-microbiome-activity-during-post-harvest-processing-affects-volatile-compounds-in-coffee/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:19:49 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=179052 Editor’s note: This article was first published by Roast Magazine‘s September/October 2023 issue, and is reprinted here with permission. Technically Speaking: How Microbiome Activity During Post-Harvest Processing Affects Volatile Compounds in Coffee By Isabella Vitaliano Coffee is a highly complex compound. With roughly 200 volatile compounds in green coffee and roasted expressing upwards of 1,000, […]

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]]> Roasting for Creation or Destruction https://royalcoffee.com/roasting-for-creation-or-destruction/ https://royalcoffee.com/roasting-for-creation-or-destruction/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2023 21:00:01 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=163528 “Every Act of Creation is First an Act of Destruction” -Pablo Picasso Lately, I’ve been speaking with my roasting students in the big-picture mode about their superpowers. Roasting is often spoken of in esoteric chemical terms or couched in industry-specific language that can sometimes alienate newcomers. To wit, the old SCAA flavor wheel was used […]

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]]> https://royalcoffee.com/roasting-for-creation-or-destruction/feed/ 1 Grinder Alignment: An Evaluation of Consistency, Cupping Settings, and the Impact of Roast Degree https://royalcoffee.com/grinder-alignment-an-evaluation-of-consistency-cupping-settings-and-the-impact-of-roast-degree/ https://royalcoffee.com/grinder-alignment-an-evaluation-of-consistency-cupping-settings-and-the-impact-of-roast-degree/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:39:12 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=126591 Editor’s note: This article was first published in Roast Magazine’s May/June 2021 issue, and is reprinted here with permission. Grinder Alignment: An Evaluation of Consistency, Cupping Settings, and the Impact of Roast Degree Experiment design, operation, summary and analysis by Chris Kornman and Elise Becker with contributions from Sandra Elisa Loofbourow One of the numerous […]

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]]> https://royalcoffee.com/grinder-alignment-an-evaluation-of-consistency-cupping-settings-and-the-impact-of-roast-degree/feed/ 1 Discrimination Cupping and the new Royal Production Cupping Form https://royalcoffee.com/discrimination-cupping-and-the-new-royal-production-cupping-form/ https://royalcoffee.com/discrimination-cupping-and-the-new-royal-production-cupping-form/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:12:18 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=75819 Editor’s Note: We’ve made a PDF available to you, as well as uploading it as a publicly available Cropster form, so you can choose it—it’s called “Deviation Production Cupping (Royal).” Cupping: Time Honored and Honed for Purpose Cupping coffee is one, if not, the best-known methods for evaluating the quality of roasted coffee, and still […]

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]]> https://royalcoffee.com/discrimination-cupping-and-the-new-royal-production-cupping-form/feed/ 2 A Taste of Perception: Examining Bias in Side-by-Side Coffee Tastings https://royalcoffee.com/a-taste-of-perception-examining-bias-in-side-by-side-coffee-tastings/ https://royalcoffee.com/a-taste-of-perception-examining-bias-in-side-by-side-coffee-tastings/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2020 22:58:58 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=75104 A Taste of Perception: Examining Bias in Side-by-Side Coffee Tastings By James Scott, Crown Barista Over here at The Crown, we taste a lot of coffee–so much that we probably spit out more than we swallow (can you believe that?). Between slurps, we describe each coffee in as much detail as possible. We are encouraged […]

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]]> https://royalcoffee.com/a-taste-of-perception-examining-bias-in-side-by-side-coffee-tastings/feed/ 1 Procedimientos y Protocolos de Catación https://royalcoffee.com/procedimientos-y-protocolos-de-la-catacion/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:25:42 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=52555 Our industry is multidisciplinary and international; it’s important to maintain clear means of communication as well as mutual understanding of quality standards. Here follows a translation of our article “Cupping Basics – How to Set up & Execute A Great Tasting Experience” into Spanish in hopes that our Spanish-speaking colleagues can enjoy this article and […]

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]]> How to Set Up and Run a Coffee Cupping: A Step-by-Step Guide https://royalcoffee.com/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-coffee-cupping-a-step-by-step-guide/ https://royalcoffee.com/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-coffee-cupping-a-step-by-step-guide/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:00:08 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=51120 How to Set Up and Run a Coffee Cupping: A Step-by-Step Guide Cupping is the coffee industry’s more-or-less standardized practice for sensory evaluation. Using aromas and flavors it is possible to determine the quality potential of a given coffee, the success of a roast, and/or the presence of sensory defects. Cupping is an integral component […]

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]]> https://royalcoffee.com/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-coffee-cupping-a-step-by-step-guide/feed/ 1 Shrubs and Switchels: North American Heritage https://royalcoffee.com/shrubs-and-switchels/ Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:30:28 +0000 https://royalcoffee.com/?p=48336 If you’re a cocktail connoisseur, you may have noticed a trend developing among your mixologist friends. The food and beverage industry has been steadily returning to the use of locally produced ingredients and preparing everything in-house. Of course, eating locally and seasonally was once the only option, but it’s an art (and necessity) that fell […]

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